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T. J. STRIGKLAND.

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Patented Aug. 1 1882.

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THOMAS J. STRIOKLAND, OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 262,146, dated August1, 1882.

Application filed May 11, 1882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS JEFFERSONSTRIOKLAND, of Randolph, in the county of Norfolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Shoes, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of my Fig. 2 is a section of apart of the same, taken through the line .90 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is asection ofa part of the same, taken through the line 3 3 Fig. 1. Fig. 4is a section ofa part of the same, taken through the linez 2, Fig. 3.Fig. 5 is a plan view of the inner sole.

The object of this invention is to provide shoes constructed in such amanner that they will allow more freedom of movement to the feet of thewearers, and will better support the said feet when bent into differentpositions, than shoes constructed in the ordinary manner.

The invention consists in a shoe made with the instep portion of theinner sole left free, the edge of the forward part of the inner solesewed to and between the ontturned edge of the vamp and the edge of theoutsole, the outturned edge of the rear part of the vamp and the forwardpart of the quarters sewed to the edge of the outsole, and the heel ofthe inner sole secured to the inturned ed gesof the counter and of thequarters and the heel of the outsole by pegs or nails, as will behereinafter fully described.

A represents the inner sole, the instep part and the heel of which arefitted to the last and shaved down in the ordinary manner. From theinstep forward the edge of the sole A pro: jects, as shown in Fig. 5.The edge of the vamp B, from the instep forward, is turned outward, andis sewed to the edges of the two soles A 0. Along the instep the edgesof the vamp B and quarters D are turned outward, and are sewed to theedge of the outer sole, 0, the instep part of the inner sole, A, beingleft (ModeL) free. At the corners of the heel the edge of the quartersis cut to turn inward around the heel, and is secured, in connectionwith the edge of the counterE, to and between the heels of the two solesA O by pegs or nails in the ordinary manner. The rear edges of thequartors are sewed together, and the seam thus formed is covered with afacing-strip, F, in the ordinary manner.

With this construction the sole of the shoe will be very flexible, andwhen the sole is bent themiddle part of the inner sole will rise andpress against the hollow of the foot, so that the foot will be supportedwhen bent, and thus kept from becoming weary.

\Vith this construction, also, the shoe will be less expensive inmanufacture than when made in the ordinary manner.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A shoe made, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, with the instep part of the inner sole left free, the edge ofthe forward part of the inner sole sewed to and between the outturnededge of the vamp, and the edge of the outer sole and the heel of theinner sole secured to the inturned edge of the counter and quarters andthe outsole by pegs or nails, as set forth.

2. The mode of making shoes, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, which consists in sewing the projecting edge of the forwardpart of the inner sole to and between the outturned edge of the vamp andthe edge of the outsole, leaving the instep part of the inner sole free,sewing the outturned edges of the rear part of the vamp and the forwardpart of the quarters to the edge of the outsole only, and securing theheel of the inner sole to the inturned edges of the counter and quartersand the heel of the outsole by pegs or nails, as set forth.

THOMAS J. STRICKLAND.

Witnesses:

ROYAL W. TURNER, O. G. HATHAWAY.

